You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"Even immortal masters can pass away peacefully, turning into a pile of bones." Looking at the skeletons inside the stone house, Chen Huai'an remained silent.

However, it makes sense when you think about it. Choosing to embark on the path of cultivation does not guarantee immortality or eternal life.

Li Fugui wasted his entire life on the miscellaneous servants' peak of Qingyun Sect, and in the end, he still ended up with a dismal fate.

Only by constantly striving to reach new heights and break through to higher levels can one achieve their goals.

Otherwise, they will eventually end up like the owner of the cave, unable to break through to a higher realm, and eventually die of old age in the cave due to the exhaustion of their lifespan.

The cave owner died of old age in the cave, and no one came to collect his body or give him a proper burial. It is estimated that even his relatives did not know that he had already passed away.

Now Chen Huai'an understands somewhat why one must sever ties with the secular world before embarking on the path of cultivation.

Severing worldly ties means that even if one dies one day, one's loved ones will not be saddened.

Of course, on the other hand, those who cultivate immortality also hope that when one attains enlightenment, all their relatives and friends will benefit and bring glory to their family.

Some cultivators from powerful families and influential clans naturally aspire to bring glory to their families, but those independent cultivators without a background will likely end up the same way.

How many cultivators in this world have powerful connections?

Just like Chen Huai'an now, although he joined the Qingyun Sect, he is just a rogue cultivator. He has to risk his life everywhere for cultivation resources and also has to be wary of those villains in the dark.

"I apologize for disturbing you, senior." Chen Huai'an bowed deeply to the skeleton on the prayer mat.

"Don't worry, whether or not I inherit your legacy, I will ensure you are laid to rest in peace."

This cultivator's cave was not as Chen Huai'an and the others had imagined, filled with treasures everywhere.

It can be seen that the owner of this cave has exhausted all his cultivation resources in order to break through to a higher realm. It is estimated that the owner of this cave is not as wealthy as him.

Chen Huai'an took out a hoe from his gourd space, dug a pit in the stone chamber, and buried the other person's remains.

All that the senior left behind was a storage bag, which was considered his reward.

Inside the secluded stone house, he found nothing.

After leaving the stone house, Chen Huai'an walked around the cave again and found that there was a small medicinal garden behind the cave. Unfortunately, because it had not been tended to for a long time, the medicinal herbs had withered.

The elixir has withered and is no longer of any use.

If this cave had been discovered earlier, and the medicinal herbs hadn't withered, they could have been saved by watering them with the spiritual spring water.

Now, no matter how reluctant Chen Huai'an is, he has no choice but to leave.

Staying here would be risky, as the formation had been breached and the possibility of being exposed was high. Chen Huai'an didn't want to put himself in danger.

As for counting the spoils, Chen Huai'an went to a safe place before entering the space to count the day's spoils.

Crisis and opportunity truly coexist.

Today was really dangerous, but also very exciting, and his gains were equally substantial.

Three storage bags and three spiritual weapons—that's a considerable fortune. And the storage bags left by the cave's owner—even if all the cultivation resources inside are used up, his weapons should still be kept, right?

Just thinking about the weapons used by immortal masters at the Qi Refining Realm filled Chen Huai'an with immense excitement.

Before long, he will also break through to the Qi Refining Realm, and then he will be able to use this senior's magic weapon.

Chen Huai'an did not stray far from the cultivator's cave. Instead, he went to a nearby dense forest. After searching with his divine sense and finding no one paying attention, he immediately entered the space.

"With an excited heart and trembling hands, I wonder what I'll gain this time?" Chen Huai'an rubbed his hands together and opened the storage bag left by the owner of the cultivator's cave first.

"Is this a sword?" Chen Huai'an looked at the miniature sword in his hand, which was only the thickness of a thumb and the size of a palm, with a puzzled expression.

Inside the storage bag were several porcelain bottles, but they were all empty, with nothing inside.

Furthermore, there are three jade slips and an identity token.

Chen Huai'an picked up his identity token. "This senior is actually an outer disciple of the Qingyun Sect."

However, Chen Huai'an thought it made sense, since this place was the Qingyun Mountain Range, and it was reasonable for Qingyun Sect disciples to open caves and cultivate in this mountain range.

What Chen Huai'an was most looking forward to were these three jade slips. The recipient was an outer disciple of the Qingyun Sect, and all he could access were the sect's immortal techniques.

With a heart full of excitement, Chen Huai'an began to examine the three jade slips. "This is the complete Azure Cloud Qi Refining Technique, as well as the Earth Spike Technique and the Sword Control Technique."

These three jade slips are all useful to Chen Huai'an because he has the Five Elements Spiritual Root. In addition to fire-type spiritual power, he also has earth-type spiritual power in his body. He can cultivate the Earth Spike Technique, as well as the Sword Control Technique. As long as he cultivates the Sword Control Technique, he can fly on a sword.

Of the three jade slips, Chen Huai'an valued the Sword Control Technique the most.

As for the Azure Cloud Qi Refining Technique, he could obtain it as an outer disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect. As for the Earth Spike Technique, he exchanged for it to cultivate because the other party should have an earth spiritual root.

This outer disciple was also dirt poor.

However, he felt it was all worth it with these things.

Especially that flying sword, that thing should be the legendary magic weapon. By pouring the magic power into it, one can easily change its size, and by practicing sword control techniques, one can fly on the sword.

Next, Chen Huai'an opened the other three storage bags.

These three guys were penniless; apart from a few decent spiritual weapons, everything else was just junk. They only had sixteen spirit stones, some ordinary spiritual herbs, and a little bit of material from a demon beast.

These three spiritual weapons can be sold for a few dozen low-grade spirit stones. All things considered, the contents of these three storage bags can probably be exchanged for more than 100 low-grade spirit stones.

"Huh, this is Entanglement Spell, a wood-type spell." Chen Huai'an's divine sense entered a jade slip, and he saw that the jade slip contained a spell.

Entangling spell is a wood-based magic. When combined with certain vine-like spiritual plants, it can encourage the growth of vines that can entangle enemies in battle, effectively trapping them.

Currently, Chen Huai'an's most effective attacks are Entangling Technique and Earth Spike Technique, which he can use even after breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm.

He possesses all five elements of spiritual roots, making him fully capable of cultivation. Once he successfully cultivates this, it will become his trump card for survival.

However, doing so would multiply the cultivation resources he would need to practice these spells.

In particular, to cultivate techniques like Entangling Technique and Earth Spike Technique, one must find spirit stones of the corresponding attributes and absorb their spiritual power to convert it into mana of the corresponding attributes.

Of course, if he had some rare and precious materials to aid his cultivation, his cultivation speed could be just as fast.

"What is that light shield surrounding the cultivator's cave? If I could have a protective shield like that for my secluded cultivation place in the future, my safety would be guaranteed." After Chen Huai'an finished counting his spoils, the first thing that came to his mind was the yellow light shield guarding the cave.

Unfortunately, he didn't have that senior's memories, otherwise, he really wanted to study it thoroughly.

Among these spoils of war, Chen Huai'an could use the spiritual weapon, but he tried several times to activate the flying sword, but he simply couldn't.

This thing can only be used once he breaks through to the Qi Refining realm.